Mansfield Police release picture of suspect, car in PNC bank robbery

MANSFIELD TWP. — Mansfield Police have released the surveillance photograph of the suspect in yesterday's robbery of PNC Bank on Route 57. A photo of the suspected getaway car has been released as well.

Mansfield Police gave the following account of the robbery yesterday, Aug. 27 at about 10:45 a.m. of the PNC Bank at 2061 Rt. 57.

At the time of dispatch, it was reported that the male robber had told the bank clerk that he had a firearm, although it was not shown. The man left the bank on foot running in the direction of the Golds Gym/Home Depot area of the mall.

The suspect was described as a white man in his late 20s with a faint beard, approximately 5'8" tall, 180 pounds. He was described as wearing sunglasses, sneakers, a black jacket, blue jeans and a black Puma baseball cap.

A suspicious vehicle seen in the area at the time of the robbery is described as a black BMW 328i with dark tinted windows and no license plate.

State Police responded at the time as did agents of the FBI, and the investigation is said to be led now by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office.

Police ask anyone with information relating to this investigation please contact Detective Joe Mathews of the Mansfield Township Police Department at 908-689-6222 or Det. Scott Imboden of the Warren County Prosecutors Office at 908-475-6620.

Also assisting the investigation are Hackettstown Police Department, Independence Township Police Department, Washington Township Police Department (Morris County), New Jersey State Police, the Warren County Prosecutors Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.